Oil-distributing apparatus.



C. P. PRICE. OILDISTRIBUTIHG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1908.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

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O. P. PRICE. OIL DISTRIBU :xe APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED JUREG, 1902;.

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OIL DISTRIBUTING APPARATHS. APPLIOATIOK FILED mm: s, 1908.

Patented Dec. 27,1910.

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0. P. PRICE. OIL DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUFE 8, 1908.

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unreal) STATES lBitTENT oirricn.

CHARLES PEARL PRICE, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB TO AMERICAN I'AR COMPANY, OF BOSTON, IMASACHUETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS,

OIL-DISTRIBUTING APPABATI IS.

Specification of Letters Patcnt. Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

Application filed June 6, 1908. Serial No. 487,089..

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Cnanues P. Paint-1, a citizen of the United States. residing at Maiden, in the county of Z\Iiddlesex, State of lllassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Oil-Distributing Apparatus, of which the following is description. reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in machines for distributing bituminous liquid preparations. oil or other liquids, upon road beds or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a distributing means which may be readil ad justable to suit the consistency of the liquid beingdistrilnzted.

A further object of my invention to provide a distributing ineanswvherein the. flow of the liquid may be quickly regulated or stopped. if desired. 1

A further object of my invention is to provide a distributing means with a plurality of deliverin nozzles. anyone or all of u h 1 l which may be closed when desired.

A further object of my invention is to' provide a distributing means of the above character, with a forced flow and with means whereby the delivery nozzles may be readily cleaned.

A further object of my invention is to provide a distributing means of the above character, with means whereby the pressureof the outflow may be quickly varied.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a distributing means with a plurality of delivering nozzles. each of which is provided with a spreader.

A further object of my invention is to provide a distributing means of the above character, with a plurality of sets of delivtiring nozzles, and with means wherein one set or another may be brought into operation. 7

Still further objects of my invention will in part be obvious. and will in part be hereinafter more fullydisclosed.

In the drawings which show by way of illustration only one embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation. showing an oil cart with my improved apparatus l attached thereto: Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the distributing pipe. taken through the delivering nozzles; Fig. is a detail View of the means for supporting and adjusting the Spreaders; Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of one end of the distributing pipe, showing the means for supporting the same; and Fig. 7 is a top )lPlIl new and a sectional view of the spreading pan for the delivering nozzle. I

The oil cart may be of an desired construction, and as herein shown consists of a tank 1. which is supported on running wheels in the usual manner, the rear wheels :2, Q, of which are illustrated in the draw ing. Said tank rests on a bracket 3, which 6 is secured to the axle 4 for the running wheels 2, :3. Sand tank 1 has a delivering pipe at the extrcnief rear lower end thereto brackets S, which are clamped to the axle 30 by clamping bolts 9. The frame is also supported by small wheels l0. 10. which are carried b brackets 11 bolted to the frame 7 in any desired manner.

Mounted within. the frame F is an auxil- 5 iary tank 12, which may be of any desired shape, but as herein shown is rectangular in cross section, with its bottom portion slightly rounded. The upper end of the tank 12 is provided with a cover 13, which has an opening 14 centrally thereof. A flanged portion 15 is secured to the cover 13, around the edges of the opening 14, and extends upwardly therefrom.

An elbow pipe 16, is secured to the delivery pipe 5 by means of a suitable cou- ,pling 1T. Said elbow vipe 16 is so disposed as to open downwardly centrally over the opening 14 in the auxiliary tank. A'gate valve I8,- is provided for normally closing the end of the pipe 16.

The framework 7 is provided with a bracket 19. which carries a seat-Q0 for the operator. The gate valve 18 is connected bv located adjacent the seat 20. so that the same may be readily manipulated by the operator. segment rack 24 is secured to the frame 7 and a pawl 25 op9rated by a hand lever i a rod 21 to a lever 22. which is pivoted at 106 g 23 to the supporting frame 7. Sand lever isthreaded at its outer end to receive a collar there n.

w The aim-21m r to the pipe.

tive to the sleeve. 2!).

lU W/jl'cr are arranged substan ially a at its upper end 42,

be rinsed when desired.

The auxiliary tank 1:: is provided at-eat'h.

l l l a end near the bottom thereof. with a short section of pipe 21', to earl: of whieh is eon- Q nected a deliveringpipe 28. pipe RS secured to the pipe 2? in 'sueh a manner that sai pipe The delivering an axis. At. the lower end the pipe threaded'into'a sleere 25). The tlt flltl)ltltll 2 pipe-301's connected to the sleeve 25), so that j the'oil or liquid contained in the auxilhary tank may t'low freely through the. short length of pipe .27 at eaeh end of the tank, then through the pipe and the Sleeve 2! to the distributing: nine 30.

As shown in' tlf' presentembodiment of my invention. the distributing pipt 30 is 31. A clamping cap 32 is provided with a downwardly extending flange ill-l. Said eap L .s first nlaeed on the end of the distributing pipeaaud' then the. eollar ll screws The cap 32 they screwed on to the sleeve 29. andseri as as a means for bolding; the dist ibuting pipe to said sleeve. suitable pat-hing Ill may be introduced between the elampine' gap and the eollar ill.

may be rotated within the (damping rap 32. .ts a means for Fulfill- Ag said distributing. pipe. I have provided the same with a handle 35. whi h.

i carried by a (clamping eollar 3t). seeured Said handle 35 is provided with a lot: ing' pawl 37, adapted to engage in a l'et'CsS 3' in the clamping: rap. sm-ured to the sleeve :39. and thus hold thedistribating pipe Pa) in a predetermined.position rela- The distributing pipe. as shown in l 'ig'. 4-, is provided with a pinrality of sets of deli\erin; nozzles 39. 4

and H. .b: shown'in the present illustration of my im'ention. said sets of delivering I apart. although it is obi'iuns that the same inaj. be set (lo er together. or disposed in any desired manner in the distributing pipe. ,.|,:t .1. q DH] 1;" Ht \tl .At. my tin/lit o. is {.lpele s 1 ul gage a similar tapered threaded socket in the distributing pipe. The outer end of the tielirering nozzle-39 is also threaded. so as to rereive a cap 43, \vhereb t' the nozzle may The upper end of the nor/do is tapped. so as to form a tapered opening H. leadin; into tlt'.*.tleli\'er opening: 43 in the !to'/.;'.!e. The nozzl it! an 39. except that the nozzle it i much larger than the opening in the nozzle 39, while ti-e opening in the nozzle 41 ver} much smaller than the opening in the nozzle 39.

The outer end of the sleeve 29 is closed short seetionof d 41 are similar to the nozzle the delivery opt-um: 43 inl l t l l and is threaded to enby a threaded eap 46. It will readily be seen just ed by means of the hand lever 35, so as to bring either of the delivering nozzles 39,30 or 41 at the lower side of the distributing pipe. it will also be readily seen that all the nozzlesmay be closed by cups, with the exception of the nozzles at the lower side of the distributing pipe, so that the liquid in the auxilianutauh passing down into the distributing. pipe will he d that the distributing pipe 30 may be ad'-- hvered through the nozzles to the road lied.

: If a heavy bituminous preparation is being;'

distributed upon the read bed, then the distrihutin; pipe will be so adjusted as to bring the large nozzles at the lower side of the-distributing pipe. lf'a lltl\' oil is used. the mtermediate nozzles may be brought into operation. and when desired,

the smaller nozzles may be brought into operation. i It will than be seen that I have provided a distributor with-delivering means which may be varied to accommodate the con- .-ist .-neey of the liquid being distributed. Extending eentrally through the distributing pipe and the sleeves 25) is an air pipe 47- whieh pas'iaes through the cap 46, and is secured thereto by suitable nuts 48, t3. Said air pipe is provided with downwardly extending nozzles 45). which are disposed in the air pipe 4? as to be diretly over the oil "nozzles, which are located at the lower side of the distributing pipe. Said air pipe 4? is eonneeted by means of flexible pipes 50.50. and a cross pipe sihwith a pipe 5" running alone the upper edge of the framework T. and eonneeted with the eompressvd air rhamber 5T. earried by the framework 7. suitable presst'zre page 58 is: tOHII'T-" Qtl to the pipe Jfi. and so disposed as to be readily viewed by the operator. A needle valve 55) is controlled by a 'alve stem of) from a hand wheel ttt. whieh is also readily accessible to the operator. By means of the valve 5!). the turbo-0f the jet" of air delivered through the nozzles 49 may be zaried whenever desired.

While I l ilYOSlttflYl} the air pipe 47 as lot-ated centrally of the distritmtin r it is obvious that said air pipe may. be disposed in any other desired manner within the distlihnting pipe.

The operation of my tl"\'lt'( above deeribed, will heobvioas. The taizl: l i filled to the desired extent with the liquid to b distributed. Preferably said liquid is heated pipe 3t),

when pla ed in aid tank}. although it is tank from which itwhen passing cross Wallis in the road or the like, 1 have mounted the delivery pipes 28 l the distributing pipe 30 in any suitable the delivery th 1 w pipe 5. The operator through e ever .4.

and the valve gate 18. controls the flow of the liquid into the auxiliary tank. The liquid in the auxiliary tank pas es out through the pipes at the end thereof down into the distributing pipe, and is led from the distributing pi e through the open nozzles to the road bed. When desired, a blast of air allowed to pass from the nozzles 49, which will cause a. forced flow of t e liquid through the oil delivering nozzles. By formin the delivering nozzles with a tapering opening leading thereto. the liquid will readily flow into the del vering nozzles. \l'hen it desired to clean out the delivering ports. the low or liquid may be stopped. and the force of air through the nozzle 45 increased. so as to blow out all deposit within the delivery port..

In order to provide a means for stopping the flow of liquid from the distributing pipe as above noted. on the. short sections of pipe 27. so that they may be readily turned axially thereon.

A shaft 652 is mounted in suitable brackets 63 and 64, and provided with a hand wheel 65, which is readily accessible to the operator. At its lower end a chain '16 is secured to the shaft 61?. so that when said shaft. is rotated the chain will he wound up thereon. Said chain at its lower end is connected to war.

It will readily be seen that when the open. 'ator turns the hand wheel 35), the chain (36 may be wound on the shaft 62, and the distributing pipe turned about the short. section of the pipe "27 as an axisu'tti a position shown in dotted lines in Fig.1. In this position of the distributing pipe, the delivering nozzle may be brought above the ftltl' face of the liquid in the auxiliary tank, which, of course will cause the flow through the nozzle to cease. Inasmuch as the height of the liquid in the auxiliary tank determines the force with which the liquid is delivered fromthe nozzles, the raising of the distributing pipe to an intermediate position, would decrease the, pressure of the liquid as it passes from the nozzle.

It will thus be seen'that I have provided means wherein the delivering pressure of the liquid may be quickly varied when desired, or the flow may be caused to cease entirely. The operator in a position so that he may readily view the contents within the auxiliary tank. and by means of the gate 15; and the hand lever Qiqregulate the'amount. of liquid in the auxiliary tank. While any amount of liquid may be allowed totlow into the auxiliary tank, within of course the limits of the tank, it ispreferable to keep a 1' small amount of liquid in the auxiliary tank,

so that the pressure of the outflowing liquid will not 'be too great, and, furtherzntu-e. so that the. distributing pipe may be readily lifted above the upper surface of the liquid. inorder that the. flow may he stopped.

As a means for spreading the liquid flowing from the delivery pipe. I may use a spreading pan 6?, which, as shown in Fig. 7.'is spoon-shaped and se ured to the lower edge of a nut 68. which may be readily secured on to the outer end of the nozzle. This spreading pan may be positioned as desired upon the lower end of the nozzle, and will cause the liquid to be thrown, so as to cover the entire road bed surface.

As a means for spreading the liquid after being laid upon the road bed. or for drag ging the surface ofthe road bed when de-' sired, I have provided a plurhlity of brushes Said brushes may be made of 1*" heavy reeds or other suitable mate .l,

which a e secured to a head 70, which in turn is detach-ably connected by means of bolts 71,.to a supporting rod or shank 72. Said supporting shank T2 is pivoted at- 73 to a supporting bar Tl. Said bar 74 isprosided with a cross rod 75. which rests onbrackets 76. secured to the lower sides of of the frame T. and the intermediate frame parts 77. vided with a cross rod 78, which is adapted to engage seats 79 formed in the upper edges of the frame 7. and the intermediate frame. parts 77. The supporting bar 74 extends beyond the pivot 73. so as to form a handle S0. The operator may readily grasp the handle 80, and swinging the supporting bar 74 about the cross rod 75 as a pivot. lift the cross rod Ts out of a seat- 79, so that the same mav be ushed forward or back and dropped into a corresponding seat 79. By this means. the DOSltluA'Of the brushes 69 may beindependently varied, so that said brushes may be arranged in a line at right angles to the line of movement of the distributer; or said brushes may be arranged in the form of a V. as shown in the plan view in'Fig. 2; or said brushes may be arranged sh as to crowd the material toward the center of the road bed or toward the side of the road bed, in whichever way desired.

As a means for causing the brush to bear with some pressure upon the road bed. I have provided a supporting bracket 81, on

wh ch a bag of sand or other heavy object may be placed when desired. I have also provided a handlever 82 which is pivoted at 83 t0 the supporting bar 74, and at its lowerend connected by means of a chain 84, to a coiled spring 85, which is secured at 86 to the head 70 of the brush. The lever 82 is provided with a dog 87, which engages a rack 88 formed in the supporting bar 74.. Said dog 87 is controlled bya band lat h 89,

in the usual manner.

The supporting shank 72 is pro 9;,

By adjusting the lever 82, the tension on the spring 85 may be varied, and thus the pressure caused by the brush upon the road )Ctl also varied. At the same time. the spring 85 will yield to allow the brush to pass over any permanent obstruction in the road bed. When it is notdesirml to use the brushes 69. or a portion thereof. they may be readily lifted; after releasing the lever 8:2, 10 so as to engage the hook 90 witlran eye 91.

carried by the supporting shank of the brush, thus rendering the brush inoperative.

It will readily be understood that in uporation. my distributing apparatits ot mulfi chine. may be attaz-hed to any form of storage tark. and that when one tank is empty. said auxiliary distributing apparatus may be readily disronnoeted therefrom and eon neeted to another. It will also be obvious zo-that instead of using a compressed air cyl-' inder, suitable means may be provided for compressing the air from the movement of the cart.

It should be understood that from rertaiu aspects of my invention, the distributing mechanism may be connected directly to a tank 'in \vhirh the liquid is placed .under 'pressure. vrithout "using the intermediate auxiliary tank. It will also be understood that the invention in its broadv asptts is not limited to the details of ('HlblI'lK'tlull herein shown: nor to the proportion of parts: nor to any particular form of ("unstrm'tion. as changes may be made herein without departing from the main prinz'iple ot' the invention and without sat-.rifiring it.-= rhiet'advantagefi.

llaving thus dest'ribed my invention, what 1 rlaim as new and desire to secure by Let'- 40 ters Patent. is:

1. An oil di-trihuter romprising a liquidretaining tank. short pipes extending from the ends of said tank. delivering pipes having a sn'ireh-d ('flllllt'lfllfill with said short pipe whereby the same may turn axially about said short pipe. said hort pipes forming an"mobstrm trd passage between said tank and rillli delivering pipes. adistrihuting pipe supported by said delivering pipes. said distributing pipe having a plu rality (ifsrparated delivering openings. and means \vln-rt-hy the distributing pipe may be sn'ung about said short pipes. so as to (-ause the flow of liquid through the delivering openings to vary or to stop.

An oil distrilmter eonn'n-ising an auxiiiary tank. a supporting frame for said. auxiliary tank. wheels connected to saidl supporting i ramv. short pipes extending. from the end of said auxiliary-tank. delivering ;iip|-.--harin' sn'iveled (-onneetions to ,i said short pip-s. \vherebylhe same may turn axially about said short pipes. a distributing f pipe supported by said delivering piprs.l gzaid short pipe -t'orming an unobstructed passage between said auxiliary tank and said delivering openings to varygor stop.

3. An oil distributer comprising an aux iliary tank. a supporting frame for said auxiliary tank; wheels oom'ieeted to said support ing frame. short, pipes extending t'ronnthe ends of said auxiliary tank. delivering pipes having stviveled connections to said short pipes. whereby the same may turn axially about said short pipes.adistributingpipe sup ported by said delivering pipes. said short pipes forming an unobstructed passage belvcet n said auxiliary tank and said deliv .1-- ing pipes. said distributing pipe having a plurality of separated delivering openings, and m-ans whereby the distributing pipe may be swung about said short lengths of pipes. so as to i-ause the flow of liquid through the delivering openings to vary or stop. said means inelnding'a shalt nmunt'ed in said frame, and a th-xibh- (runner-lion between said shaft amLsaid distributing pipe.

-l. An oil distribute! rompri-ing a liquid retaining tank, a di-trihuting pipe t'UllnIKiQd to said liquidoetaining tank. said distribut- 1 ing pipe having a plurality of rows of ditierent size delivering openings; means .'lu:'.'e by said openings may he imleprndently Closed. and nit-am l'or lurningsaid distributing pipe. whereby any dwired row of delivering openings may be brought to the lower side of said pipe and :sed for distributing the liquid.

5. in oil distrihut r comprising an anxiliary tank adapted to be (-onnerted to a main tank wagon. a frame for supporting said auxiliary tank. a distributing pipe connected to said auxiliary tank. said distributing pipe having a plurality of rows 0 dif 'ferent size delivering openings. means where by said openings may be independently;

closed. and means for turning the distributing pine. \vhereby auv d sired rov; of openiugs n.ay he brought to the low r side thereof and used for distributing the liquid.

(.5. An oil distributor. containing a liquid retaining tank. short pipes eatending from the ends of -aid tank. delivering pipe having a wivvled runnet'timl with said short:

' pipes whereby the same may turn axially about said short pipes. -zid hort pipes forming an Hll llrll'lt 'h-"l passage brtmren said tank and said delivering pipes. a distribnting pipe supported by said de ivering pine-. -;!id di tributing pipe having a pinrality of -eparated delivering nozzles, an air pipe lfltillt'il \z'itzin aid distributing pipe and having nozzles in lin with said delivering Hit/gilt. an air tank. means for connecting the air tank to said air pipe,

and means whereby the distributing pipe may he swung about said short pipes, so as to cau e the flow of liquid through the dellvulilzg o enings to vary or stop.

I. An oil distributor, comprising a liquid retaining tank, short pipes extending from the nozzle for spreading the material tlowing from the nozzle, and means whereby the I distributing pipe may be swung about said short pipes. so as to cause the How of'liquid through the delivering openings to vary or stop.

S, The combination o an auxiliary tank, de ivering pipes eonnected thereto, a distributing pipe connected to said delivering pipes, so is to oscillate relative thereto, a plurality of sets of delivering nozzles carried by said distributing pipe, an air pipe located within said distributing pipe, and having a plurality of downwardly extending nozzles, and means for rotating the distributing pipe relative to the air pipe so that any desired set of delivering nozzles may he brought beneath the nozzles in the air pipe. v

9. The COHlblllflllOn Of an auxiliary tank,

delivering pipes connected thereto, collarseonneoted ."o the ends of said delivering pipes,

at diqrihuting pipe connected to said collar so as to rotate relative thereto, caps for clo ing the outer ends of said collars an air pipe located within'said distribut1n pipe, and passing through said eaps, an

means for supplying air to said 2111 pipe.

in testimony whereof I atlix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

(FHA RLES PEARL BEIGE;

Witnesses ARTHUR W. CARY, I. BYRON Bamin'rr. 

